Trans World Entertainment (film company)
Trans World Entertainment was an American independent production and distribution company which produced low-to-medium budget films mostly targeted for home-video market. In the early 1990s, the company became embroiled in the Credit Lyonnais banking scandal in Hollywood and was foreclosed on by the bank and subsequently folded into Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) for sale.
| Company type | Corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motion picture |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Founder | Moshe Diamant Eduard Sarlui |
| Defunct | 1993 |
| Fate | Foreclosed, assets folded into Epic Productions |
| Successor | Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Amazon MGM Studios/Amazon) Library: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Universal Pictures (Carlito's Way only) |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Tom Coleman Michael Rosenblatt Moshe Diamant Eduard Sarlui |
| Products | Motion Pictures |
| Owner | Independent (1983–1993) Credit Lyonnais (1993–1997) PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (1997–1998) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1998–present) |
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